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Detective Comics, #31

Published: September 1939

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Story Featuring Batman

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Batman vs. the Vampire, Part 1

Story Featuring Batman

"The Batman, weird menace to all crime, at last meets..."

Storyline

When Batman discovers Julie in a trance, he is advised by a doctor to take her to Hungary, where he faces a living vampire, who wishes to kill the Caped Crusader and feed Julie to his werewolves.

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Story Notes

Batman uses two new weapons in this story: the Batgyro and the Baterang. This is the first appearance of Julie Madison, introduced as Bruce's fiancée. She would show up in a few additional issues until she breaks off her engagement to Bruce in Detective Comics #49. Storyline continues in the next issue.

Waging Battle Against Highway Piracy!

"Along 3,000,000 miles of the U.S. highways, undercover agents of the..."

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"Hey, O'Toole - You're takin' the corners too fast again!"

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Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.

Killer's Bait

"Here's the layout - this onery gun-slick enters the..."

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Buck investigates a bank robbery.

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Story Notes

Story printed in red and black only.

The Mystery Plane

"Behind closed doors is guarded the Navy's sensational new "mystery plane"..."

Storyline

Bart is tasked with finding and recovering a stolen plane.

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Story Notes

Bailey signs his initials on the final page.

Mrs. Velvet

"You've got to help me, Steele!"

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Newspaper Nightmare

"The city room of the Daily Star hummed with the feverish activity of..."

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A murder occurs at a newspaper and Inspector Burke is assigned to the case.

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The Mammoth Mystery

"What a clever way to kill a man!"

Storyline

Speed looks into a murder that occurred at a circus.

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Friday the Thirteenth

"Friday the thirteenth."

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Dr. Dupre

"Cosmo finds a note in the day's mail of great interest."

Storyline

A series of victims have become feebleminded in similar fashion so Cosmo decides to look into the matter.

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Story Notes

Story printed in red and black only. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Zoo Murder

Story Featuring Slam Bradley

"Thought that was funny, eh?"

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Ad Featuring Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog

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Back cover.

The Comic Book of Tomorrow Is Here Today!!

"The one and only officially licensed comic book of the New York World's Fair!"

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Inside back cover.

Latest Arrivals for World's Fair

"Strikingly depicted on a new Russian set, issued in honor of the New York World's Fair, is the..."

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Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

"The greatest scoop in comic magazine history!"

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Inside front cover.